Trey Songz Facts: 14 Things You Didn't Know But Really Should

From his real name to what he keeps stocked up on in his dressing room, here is everything you need to know about Trey Songz.

1. Trey Songz real name is Tremaine Aldon Neverson.

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2. Trey Songz was discovered by Troy Taylor.

Trey got his big break when the hot producer discovered him whilst performing in a talent show back in 2000. Taylor has produced records for Boys II Men, Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston to name a few. The hook up lead to Trey getting a recording contract with Atlantic Records.

3. Trey Songz released music under the name 'Prince Of Virginia' in his early days

Whilst recording his debut album Gotta Make It in 2004, Trey released multiple mixtapes as Prince Of Virginia. The most notorious song off one of the mixtapes was Open The Closet' a response to R Kelly's Trapped In The Closet – the single helped get Trey on the map.

4. Where did the name 'Trey Songz' come from?

It's as simple as it sounds, producers use to label his demos 'Trey's Songs.'

5. Trey has said his album Ready was made for "Strategic" and "commercial" reasons.

After finding only moderate success with his first two albums, Trey Songz had a bigger plan for the third: "Ready is a more commercial album. It's more an album that was strategically done for trying to attain a spot for myself. I didn't have my place in the game before Ready… It was strategic from the single placement to the songs I sang. I probably wouldn't record some of those songs had I not needed relevant radio play."

6. To date, Trey songz has made a guest appearance on over 75 songs.

And that's just guest appearances – not even the songs he lead or featured on. Some artist he worked with include; 2Pac, Dr Dre, Rick Ross, Chris Brown, Nelly, T.I and Busta Rhymes.

7. Trey Songz has founded the charity Angels With Heart

In 2010 Trey Songz founded the foundation Angels With Heart. He uses it to call upon fans, who he refers to as 'Trey's Angels,' to give back random acts of kindness by donating their times and efforts to support local communities.

8. Trey Songz has appeared on 10 songs with Drake.

Just some include Replacement Girl, Missing You and Give Ya – Trey once said of Drake in an interview: "For two young men going through the same thing in life right now as far as woman, as far money and endorsements, shows, records popularity is definitely cool to have somebody to talk to".

9. Trey Songz has never won a Grammy.

He's been nominated for three between 2008 and 2013, but his awards cupboard is looking pretty bare for a singer so successful and so well respected in the industry.

10. Trey Songz has starred in three films.

The first was in 2010 in a film called 'Preacher's Kid,' in the second he appeared alongside Christina Milian and Paula Patton in the 103 film 'Baggage Claim,' and that same year he played Ryan in 'Texas Chainsaw 3D.' Picture: Instagram

11. Trey's biggest musical influence in D'Angelo.

The Brown Sugar singer has since performed alongside Trey Songz at festivals… Once an idol, now a peer. Picture: Instagram

12. Before becoming a singer, Trey Songz trained to be a barber.

At age 17 he dropped out of school early and began training to be a barber. The singer recalled friends lining up at his house before prom to get their hair done, lucky for us the profession didn't work out. Picture: Instagram

13. What will you find in his dressing room?

Skittles and starburst, apparently. The singer says he also has a lot of candles and a humidifier for his voice. Picture: Instagram

14. When Trey Songz was 17 he won a contest to sing with Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin has since appeared on Trey's track Gotta Make It (Remix) and the two have performed alongside each other at the 2012 Essence Music Festival. Picture: Facebook